Dog Grass Pad

I really wanted to love this product. We just got a 3 month old newfypoo and are in the middle of potty training. It didn't take long for our dog to start using the product, the problem is maintaining the grass potty training pad/tray. The smell of urine would definitely build up if you don't clean it at least every other day. Personally dragging the large tray to the bathtub, cleaning down 3 layers of this potty tray definitely wears you out. Cleaning the grass itself is not an easy task, b/c once you wash it taking it out and drying it can get messy and super wet (especially if you have a small bathroom). When I would be finished with washing the grass, I would then run too the balcony to dry off and switch it with the other grass ... you would then see a trail of water from the bathroom to the balcony. After washing the grass, I would have to go back and finish cleaning the tray and drain tray that you put on top of the pee pad before putting the clean grass on top. Honestly, it really got too much to maintain but didn't want to throw it away or go through the hassle to return the product (especially since it was not cheap) so we tried a different approach. Basically, we removed the grass from the equation and are now just using the tray and the draining trays that you put on top of the pee pad (to hold it in place) and it has been a game changer. Every night I can now easily lift the draining trays, remove the soiled pee pad and put in a fresh one and just wipe down the draining trays with a wet paper towel. There is no more urine smell build up and maintaining it has become 100x easier. The one thing that upsets me is that I paid almost $80.00 for a pee pad holder that I could have found for $30-$40. Our newfypoo still goes on the tray even though we removed the grass. I do want to mention, when we did have the grass on top of the tray our dog would love to lay in it, which was not ideal. Since the change, he has not laid on the tray even once. If you do decide to purchase this product, make sure to get nonslip furniture pads (because the tray will slide around if you put it on a hard wood surface) also consider getting a reusable pee pad to place under the tray because there are times when your dog can miss and ends up getting pee on the floor. Overall, it is not the products fault, it just didn't work for us, I really believe having the grass on top is not necessary because you end up with the same results of where your puppy goes potty as long as you train them where to go.